We like pumpkin pie because it’s delicious, soft, goes well with whipped cream and also unhealthy. It’s orange which is festive for the holiday. - Risat Taheen (he/him) 3rd-year biology major and Diego Albarran (he/him) 2nd-year TFDP major
My favorite is the cranberry sauce, it has to be homemade though. It’s sweet and you need something sweet with the...
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Endorsements by the media should not be blindly followed, instead they should be used as a place to start political research
The Editorial Board -
Alden Global Capital, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has announced this election season that it will no longer endorse political candidates running for president, gubernatorial and senate positions. This shift comes as more people are paying attention to and realizing the importance of local elections. With a large majority of people now becoming more politically active,...
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Political candidates don’t get to claim privacy and avoid being held responsible for their platform
Ysabel Nakasone -
This October, a second woman has come forward alleging that political candidate Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion. According to Jane Doe, she and the, at that point, married Walker had an affair which led to pregnancy. At which point, the candidate asked her to get an abortion. After not wanting to go through with the procedure...
President Biden recently announced thousands of pardons for people convicted of marijuana possession at a federal level. “I am announcing a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana…There are thousands of people who have prior Federal convictions for marijuana possession, who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. My action will...
This past April, the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District banned the teaching of critical race theory. In response, Cal State Fullerton announced that they would be temporarily halting the placement of their student teachers in the district, claiming that the new policies of the district did not align with the university’s beliefs. Critical race theory is an academic framework...
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Increasing police presence on K-12 campuses will not solve school shootings
The Editorial Board -
The United States is currently facing an epidemic of school shootings. While some have called for more gun control legislation to be passed, others believe that having a greater police presence on K-12 campuses will help reduce violence and eliminate shootings. Although police, in theory, should be the solution to safety concerns, their presence creates a hostile learning environment...
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Falling student proficiency rates are the fault of lowered university expectations
Senna Omar -
New York University professor, Maitland Jones Jr., was recently fired due to student unhappiness with the way his organic chemistry classes were held. Eighty-two of his 350 students signed a petition blaming the professor for their falling test scores and class grades. Dr. Jones, however, tells a different story; one of students ditching classes, not turning in assignments, and...













